Postgraduate Year One Residency Program
St. Vincent’s Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency Program is designed to develop advanced knowledge and skills for pharmacy clinicians to practice independently and to excel in clinical service, teaching, and research in the acute care setting.
Sakura Maekawa, PharmD
Email: Sakura.Maekawa@ascension.org
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Undergraduate Program and Degree/Major: University of Florida - BS Pre-professional Biology
Pharmacy School: University Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Medical Interests: Emergency medicine, ambulatory care and pediatrics
Why St. Vincent’s Riverside: This program stood out to me because of the dedicated faculty members and strong focus on research.
Career Goal: Board certification and become a preceptor/mentor at a teaching hospital.
Interests/Hobbies: Tap dancing/ballet, musical theater, reading and cheering on UF teams. Go Gators!
Fun Fact: I can do all basic calculations on an abacus